Initial resource estimate completed for Portugal tungsten prospect

The Regua tungsten deposit, in northern Portugal, contains an estimated 1,26-million metric tons of tungsten trioxide, the owners of the project reported on Tuesday. ASX-listed Tamaya Resources said in a statement that its 82%-owned subsidiary...

Tyre and rubber company expands self-repairing range

Tyre and rubber manufacturer Goodyear is expanding its range of Duraseal tyres, which are proving popular with truck operators whose vehicles operate in conditions where there is a high risk of tread-area punctures.

Copper gains in London on speculation Canada miners may strike

Copper gained in London for the first session in four on speculation that workers mining Canada's largest producing deposit of the metal may decide to strike.

Zinc shortfall was 120 000 t in first 5 months

Zinc supply fell short of demand for the first five months of the year, because of higher consumption of the metal used to galvanize steel, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group said.

Copper prices rise as China's economy grew more than forecast

Copper prices rose in London and New York as the economy of China, the world's largest consumer of the metal, grew at the fastest pace in more than a decade.

AngloGold says Ashanti deal close to completion

South Africa's largest gold miner AngloGold said yesterday it had made good progress in talks to buy Ghana-based Ashanti Goldfields and that a deal would come very soon.

A millennium of mining SA

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, South Africa's single most valuable export is, again (it was briefly usurped by platinum) gold – just like it has been for the past one thousand years.

SA's golden millennium shows Africa's deep mining roots

AT the dawn of the Twenty-first century, South Africa’s single most valuable export is, again (it was briefly usurped by platinum) gold – just like it has been for the past one thousand years.